How Enigma and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Enigma and Sniper win 50.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 8,399 matches.
Drafting a hero like Enigma often leads you to look for a damage dealer who can capitalize from a safe distance. Black Hole provides the ideal setup, pulling key targets into a single spot where they are completely helpless. This allows Sniper to position far behind the fight, safely blanketing the area with Shrapnel and his auto-attacks. With enemies clumped and unable to retaliate, Sniper can unload his full damage potential without any immediate threat to himself, turning Enigma's ultimate into a kill zone.
The reality, however, is that this entire plan hinges on a single, long-cooldown spell. Before Enigma is ready to initiate, the two heroes offer very little to each other. Sniper is a vulnerable laner who needs protection, while Enigma is often busy farming to get his own core items. In teamfights, if enemies have good vision, spread out, or have an instant way to cancel Black Hole, the plan completely falls apart. Sniper is then left as a very exposed target, and once Enigma's ultimate is spent, he has few ways to peel for his carry.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.73% | 694 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.33% | 1,349 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.32% | 862 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.73% | 220 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.67% | ▲ +0.3pp | 8,399 |
| 7.41d | 50.33% | ▼ -0.8pp | 101,975 |
| 7.41c | 51.10% | ▲ +1.9pp | 41,116 |
| 7.41b | 49.22% | — | 39,040 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.